This paper develops the smallest model of international trade based on differences in factor endowments across countries. We use this model to clarify the result in Helpman and Krugman (1985) that relative country size does not matter for the volume of trade. Relative country size does matter...

This paper shows that, unlike in the Heckscher-Ohlin model, the integrated equilibrium in the Davis (1995) Heckscher-Ohlin-Ricardo model depends crucially on demand patterns. The area defining the integrated equilibrium is smaller, the greater is the weight placed by consumers on the good that...

Can growth of a trading partner harm a country? This paper seeks to answer this question through the use of an eclectic trade model which is similar in flavour to Markusen (1986). This paper makes two contributions. First, it develops a simple and tractable model of international trade based on...